Exhibit 21

THE INTERPUBLIC GROUP OF COMPANIES, INC.

Our principal subsidiaries as of December 31, 2008, are listed below.
All other subsidiaries, if considered in the aggregate as a single subsidiary, would not constitute a significant subsidiary under Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X.



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|Company Name                                           |  | State (U.S.) 
|Cabell Eanes, LLC                                      |  | Virginia     
|Campbell Mithun, Inc.                                  |  | Delaware     
|Campbell-Ewald Company                                 |  | Delaware     
|Carmichael Lynch, Inc.                                 |  | Minnesota    
|CMGRP, Inc.                                            |  | New York     
|Dailey & Associates, Inc.                              |  | California   
|Deutsch Inc.                                           |  | New York     
|Draftfcb, Inc.                                         |  | Delaware     
|Gillespie, Inc.                                        |  | New Jersey   
|Global Event Marketing & Management (GEMM) Inc.        |  | Delaware     
|Golin/Harris International, Inc.                       |  | Virginia     
|Hill, Holliday, Connors, Cosmopulos, Inc.              |  | Delaware     
|ID Media, Inc.                                         |  | Delaware     
|IPG GIS US, Inc.                                       |  | Delaware     
|Jack Morton Worldwide, Inc.                            |  | Delaware     
|Kaleidoscope Sports & Entertainment L.L.C.             |  | Delaware     
|Lowe & Partners Worldwide, Inc.                        |  | Delaware     
|McCann Relationship Marketing, Inc.                    |  | New York     
|McCann-Erickson Marketing, Inc.                        |  | New York     
|McCann-Erickson USA, Inc.                              |  | Delaware     
|McCann-Erickson Worldwide, Inc.                        |  | Delaware     
|Mediabrands Worldwide, Inc.                            |  | California   
|Momentum-NA, Inc.                                      |  | Colorado     
|Mullen Communications, Inc.                            |  | Massachusetts
|Octagon, Inc.                                          |  | Florida      
|R/GA Media Group, Inc.                                 |  | Delaware     
|The Botway Group, Ltd.                                 |  | Delaware     
|The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.               |  | Delaware     
|True North Communications, Inc.                        |  | Delaware     
|True North Holdings (Asia Pacific) Inc.                |  | Delaware     
|True North Holdings (Latin America), Inc.              |  | Delaware     
|Wahlstrom Group LLC                                    |  | Delaware     
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|Company Name                                           |  | Country      
|166 Productions Pty Limited                            |  | Australia    
|Initiative Media Australia Pty Ltd                     |  | Australia    
|McCann Worldgroup Pty Limited                          |  | Australia    
|Middle East Communication Networks Holding Company WLL |  | Bahrain      
|McCann-Erickson S.A.                                   |  | Belgium      
|Mediabrands Belgium S.A.                               |  | Belgium      
|Universal Media N.V.                                   |  | Belgium      
|Borghierh Lowe Propaganda e Marketing Ltda             |  | Brazil       
|Giovanni+Draftfcb S.A.                                 |  | Brazil       
|Harrison Comunicacoes Ltda                             |  | Brazil       
|Draftfcb Canada Inc.                                   |  | Canada       
|Fuel Advertising, Inc.                                 |  | Canada       
|Initiative Media Worldwide, Inc.  Canadian BRANCH     |  | Canada       
|MacLaren McCann Canada Inc.                            |  | Canada       
|Media  I.D.A. Vision Inc.                             |  | Canada       
|The Interpublic Group of Companies Canada, Inc.        |  | Canada       
|McCann-Erickson (China) Ltd.                           |  | China        
|Connectium ApS                                         |  | Denmark      



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|Company Name                                                    |  |  |  | Country             
|Initiative Paris S.A.S.                                         |  |  |  | France              
|Ligne Directe Sarl                                              |  |  |  | France              
|McCann-Erickson France SAS                                      |  |  |  | France              
|McCann-Erickson Paris SAS                                       |  |  |  | France              
|CMGRP Deutschland GmbH                                          |  |  |  | Germany             
|Creative Media Services GmbH                                    |  |  |  | Germany             
|M.E.C.H. The Communications House Berlin GmbH                   |  |  |  | Germany             
|McCann-Erickson Deutschland GmbH & Co Management Property KG    |  |  |  | Germany             
|Universal McCann GmbH                                           |  |  |  | Germany             
|Brand Connection Media Advertisements  Studies  Services S.A. |  |  |  | Greece              
|McCann-Erickson Advertising Commercial S.A.                     |  |  |  | Greece              
|Associated Corporate Consultants (India) Pvt Limited            |  |  |  | India               
|Draftfcb-Ulka Advertising Private Limited                       |  |  |  | India               
|Lintas India Private Limited                                    |  |  |  | India               
|Advertising School Ltd                                          |  |  |  | Israel              
|Draftfcb Srl                                                    |  |  |  | Italy               
|Initiative Media Milano SpA                                     |  |  |  | Italy               
|IT Interactive Touch S.r.l.                                     |  |  |  | Italy               
|ACTS Inc                                                        |  |  |  | Japan               
|IPG Japan K.K.                                                  |  |  |  | Japan               
|Universal McCann Inc Korea                                      |  |  |  | Korea, Republic of  
|Interpublic Group of Companies Holding (Luxembourg) S.a.r.l.    |  |  |  | Luxembourg          
|Advertisement And Communication Services (Mauritius) Limited    |  |  |  | Mauritius           
|Brandconnection B.V.                                            |  |  |  | Netherlands         
|Universal Media B.V.                                            |  |  |  | Netherlands         
|Brand Connection AS                                             |  |  |  | Norway              
|Initiative Universal Media AS                                   |  |  |  | Norway              
|Fintec Holdings Inc                                             |  |  |  | Philippines         
|Brand Connection Sp. z.o.o.                                     |  |  |  | Poland              
|Universal McCann Sp. z.o.o.                                     |  |  |  | Poland              
|Brand Connection, Actividades Publicitarias, Lda.               |  |  |  | Portugal            
|Megameios  Publicidade E Meios, A.C.E.                         |  |  |  | Portugal            
|B.V. McCann-Erickson S.R.L.                                     |  |  |  | Romania             
|Draftfcb South Africa Holdings (Pty) Ltd                        |  |  |  | South Africa        
|Iniciativas de Medios, S.A.                                     |  |  |  | Spain               
|Magna Global S.A.                                               |  |  |  | Spain               
|McCann Erickson S.A.                                            |  |  |  | Spain               
|Universal McCann, S.A.                                          |  |  |  | Spain               
|McCann Nordic Aktiebolag                                        |  |  |  | Sweden              
|Interpublic Group Sweden AB                                     |  |  |  | Sweden              
|IPG Mediabrands Limited                                         |  |  |  | Thailand            
|McCann-Media Planlama ve Dagitim A.S.                           |  |  |  | Turkey              
|Brand Connection (Branch of Frontline Marketing LLC) BRANCH     |  |  |  | United Arab Emirates
|AMS Advanced Marketing Services Limited                         |  |  |  | United Kingdom      
|BSMG Worldwide (Europe) Limited                                 |  |  |  | United Kingdom      
|Caudex Medical (Abingdon) Ltd                                   |  |  |  | United Kingdom      
|CMGRP UK Limited                                                |  |  |  | United Kingdom      
|Creation Communications Design Limited (In Liq)                 |  |  |  | United Kingdom      
|Draftfcb London Limited                                         |  |  |  | United Kingdom      
|International Poster Management Limited                         |  |  |  | United Kingdom      
|Lowe & Partners Worldwide Limited                               |  |  |  | United Kingdom      
|McCann Erickson Communications House Limited                    |  |  |  | United Kingdom      
|McCann-Erickson Advertising Limited                             |  |  |  | United Kingdom      
|McCann-Erickson Central Limited                                 |  |  |  | United Kingdom      
|McCann-Erickson EMEA Limited                                    |  |  |  | United Kingdom      
|Mediabrands International Limited                               |  |  |  | United Kingdom      
|True North Holdings (United Kingdom) Limited                    |  |  |  | United Kingdom